Briefings

Week InReview: July 12, 2019

Whatever happened to John McAfee?

On the run from US tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbor and says he can help Cuba evade the US government too — by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a US trade embargo.

“You can't just create a coin and expect it to fly. You have to base it on the proper blockchain, have it structured such that it meets the specific needs of a country or economic situation,” said McAfee.

“There are probably less than 10 people in the world who know how to do that and I'm certainly one of them.”

With him on the yacht are his wife, four large dogs, two security guards and seven staff for his campaign “in exile” for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, McAfee said. He previously ran in 2016 and came in a distant third.

McAfee said he did not pay income tax for eight years for ideological reasons and was indicted. The Internal Revenue Service declined comment.

Fugitive US tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution

— Reuters

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